Alabama Writers Forum

Birmingham is one of two Alabama cities selected to a add a new position to help spread poetry in the state. Mobile is the second.

A Truman Capote story from early in his career will be published for the first time. "Another Day in Paradise" was written while the Monroeville, Alabama native was living in Sicily in the 1950s. "Another Day" is a narrative of disillusion and entrapment.

Lovers of literature will celebrate Alabama authors Friday as the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame inducts eight new honorees. The ceremony will take place at the University of Alabama’s Bryant Conference Center in Tuscaloosa.

The Alabama Writers Hall of Fame will recognize seven native Alabamian authors for their rich legacy and influence in the literary arts. Among these…